a soviet cast iron group: let us beat swords into ploughshares, kasli foundry

after a model by Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich(1908-74)

A large bronze of this subject by Vuchetich is preserved at the United Nations, New York. Famous for his heroic sculptures, Vuchetich was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1970 and was a five-time winner of the Stalin Prize (1946-1950). For a discussion of his work, see, Igor Golomstock, Totalitarian Art, Harper Collins, London, 1990.